Leg warmer bag



vzw' #4% G. C. WILLIAMS LEG WARMER BAG Filed Oct. 28, 1946 INVENTOR md"ATTORNEYS Jan. 18, 1949.

Patented Jan. 18, 1949 UNITED STATES PATENT FFICE,

LEG WARMER BAG vGertrude C. Williams, Cleveland, Ohio Aillllicn'@dimmi-28, 1946, S'Ia/l N0. r706,179

6 Claims. v1 My present invention comprises a novel 4form of waterproofleg warming 'garment particularly adapted for use by persons sittingoutdoors in cold Weather, las for instance at football games, by ridersof vehicles exposed to the cold when operating the vehicle, and for anysimilar uses. One vof the objects of my invention has been to produce agarment or covering of the type referred to which is preformed to iitthe leg portions of a person when in sitting position, as distinguished-from coverings for the same purpose in the -p'rior art Which arelargely in the forms of bags that become wrinkled 'beneath the kneeportions of the legs when the person Wearing the covering sits down.

Still another object of my invention has been tcl-produce a garment orleg covering of the class mentioned which comprises an outer layer ofcover material of rubber or rubberized fabric, suitably combined with alayer or layers of Warm fabric 'such as wool or blanket material, sothat my article is impervious to water and therefore can be used out vinthe rain,

Still another object of my invention has been to provide novel fasteningmeans for closing the leg Warming 'sections of the garment or coveringarticle "after the same has been stepped into 'or pulled Aover the legsof the user or wearer, in conjunction with special fastening means forpreventing displacement o'rslidin'gdown ofthe thigh section of thecovering from the thigh portions of the body, the last mentioned meansbeing in the nature of a fastening belt part.

Still another feature of my construction of leg covering or garment lies-in the provision of a foot I rest member made of Wood or similar'insulative material of any suitable nature, the same being combinedwith the lower most or foot portion of the 'tibial section of my'covering by fastening means 'connecting the same to a base rubber lpadvulcanized to the rubber covering portion of the covering garment, themode of connection reinforcing the lower or closed 'end or 'footlsection of the 'garment 1in `a Tmianner that will b'e more -fllyunderstood upon reference to the following detailed description of myinvention.

In the accompanying drawings forming a part if ,this specification,

Figure 1 is a vertical sectional View of -a leg covering 'or lgarmentembodying the construction of iny invention.

Figure '2 is a 'front `:elevation yof the garment as when in 'use 'uponthe liaison, 4Adotted lines illustrating Athe upper pdrtion o'f the bodyof the per'- :Sn about whose Vlegs Vthe garment -is' y'iitted y ingmeans designated 4.

Figure 3 is a side elevation showing the garment as exhibited andapplied to the person in Figure 2, the View bringing out clearly themanner in which the holding belt part is tted around the back of theperson Wearing or using the garment or leg covering.

Describing my invention in detail and referring particularly to Figure lof the drawings it will be noted that the leg covering or garment of myinvention comprises primarily an approximately vertical leg section A towhich I shall refer hereafter as the tibial section, and theapproximately horizontal section B which is the thigh or femur sectionof the garment. These sections A and B are formed integrally with oneanother and are pre-shaped in order to maintain the relation ofapproximate verticality of the section A in relation to the section B.The covering article of my invention is made up of an outer layer ofmaterial designated I which will preferably be made of rubber orrubberized water impervious material within which isprovided the innerwarming layer of material designated 2 which may be of wool or any knownlayer substance having warming characteristics or such as will assist ininsulating the legs disposed in the garment from the outer atmosphereacting in conjunction with the outer covering layer of rubber orrubberized material designated l.

The lower end of the tibial section A of my garment is closed and theupper end communicates of course with the thigh section B by way of a'substantially continuous passage and the thigh section B is openrearwardly as indicated at 3 to permit entry of the legs of the wearerinto the covering article in an obvious manner.

For facilitating the entry of the legs of a person into the garment atat least one side of the garment, the latter is slit along the tibialsection A vertically and along the thigh section B approximatelyhorizontally and the slit portions are adapted to be separated or untiedby means o'f a 'common type of zipper or equivalent fasten- At its lowerportion and internally thereof the tibi'al section A of my garment isprovided with a foot rest block made of wood or equivalent insulatingmaterial and this member 5 engages over the lower closed end portion ofthe rubber covering material 'l fa't the bottom.

'On the under side of the bottom portion 6 of the rubber covering l isdisposed a rubber sec tion or block 7 of a thickness of -approximateiy linch 'inthe actual articlemade according to my invention. This rubbersection is vulcanized to the rubber covering l adjacent thereto and theblock 5 which is provided with an upwardly and forwardly inclinedsurface is attached to the lower end of the -covering l and the member lby suitable fastening such as staples 8 driven into the block 5 from thebottom and effectively connecting the parts 5, E, and 'l as well asproviding a uniting of these parts to reinforce the covering l and theinner warming material section 2 in an effective manner.

lThe block 5 provides a very easy rest for the feet of the user of thegarment or covering of my invention, prevents possibility of kickingthrough the bottom portion of the tibial section A of my article whenintroducing the feet and legs yinto the covering and also assistsinmaintaining the feet warm as the covering garment is being used.

As a means for preventing slipping forwardly and downwardly of thethighsection B of the covering, l may employ preferably a belt memlber 9attached at one end to the right side por tion'of the section B at theopen end of the latter adapted to pass around the back portion of thewearer, and `to be buckled at its free end to the left lower sideportion B below the zipper or equivalent fastening t. `By tightening thebelt member 9 the upper or thigh section B of the covering can. bepulled more easily over the thigh portions of the wearer, in an obviousmanner.

It will be clear from Figures 2 and 3 that if desired the user or wearerof my covering garment may readily house his hands in the thigh sectionas wellas the leg portions of his body and in introducing his hands intothe covering the thigh section B need not be displaced if it is properlyattached by the belt to the body of the wearer. rlhe manner of use of myinvention being readily made clear upon reference to my drawings andforegoing description, it suffices to state that my leg covering may bevery quickly applied to the legs when the zipper or fastening 4 isreleased by moving the slider thereof to the lower end of the run of theslit portion ofthe garment. With the legs inserted so that the feet ofthe user rest upon the block 5, the

' garment will adapt itself to the disposition of the legs when theperson is sitting, may be quickly fastened by means of the fastening Aiaround the legs and then by tightening up the belt 9 at the buckle sideof the garment the latter is ready for use.

Leg coverings of my construction as above set forth may beadvantageously used by persons on voyages for keeping the legs warmwhile sitting out on deck when the whether is cold; in fact there aremany uses for an article of the class set forth to which I have notreferred herein. f

The portions l and 2 of the garment maybe united by adhesion oranysuitable method of uniting similar layers of material known to the art.

It should be noted that the garment of .my invention is additionallycharacterized-by the fact that the legs and thighs of the wearer tsnugly from the bottom to the top, For this purpose the garment of myinvention tapers gradually from a narrower diameter at the bottom to a,wider dia-meter at the top in conformance respectively with the narrowerdiameter required to fit around the legs of the wearer and the widerdiameter o' the garment required to fit snugly around the thighs of thewearer. Y Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new anddesire to secure by Letters Patent ofthe United States is: n

1. As a new article of manufacture, a leg warming garment comprising aleg covering made of pre-shaped integral tibial and thigh 'leg sectionsnormally disposed at an angle to each other c'onforming with the angle0f the tibial portions and thighs of the legs of a person when sitting,and means to fasten the covering about the legs of a wearer, thesections including an outer layer of water impervious material, and aninner layer of warming material of the nature of wool vunited to theouter layer, the lower end of the tibial section being closed, a footrest block of wood attached to the closed lower end of the tibialsection inwardly thereof, and a rubber pad or section vulcanized to theouter under face of the impervious layer at the closed end of thev-tibial section.

2. As a new article of manufacture, a leg warming garmentcomprising aleg covering-madeiof pre-shaped integral tibial and thigh leg sectionsnormally disposed at an angle to each other conforming with the angleofv the tibial portions and thighs of the legs of a person whenfsitting, and means to; fasten the covering about the legs of a wearer,the sections including an outer layer of water impervious material,` andan inner layer of warming material of the nature of wool united to theouter layer, the loWer.- end of the tibial section being closed, a footrest block of wood attached to the closed lowervend ofthe tibial sectioninwardly thereof, and a rubber-.pad or section vulcanized to the outerunder facegof the impervious layer at the closed endvofmthe tibialsecton'and fastenings connecting therubber pad with the block,.saidblock and pad clamping the closed lower end of the vtibial sectiontherebetween.

3. As a new article of manufacture, a leg warming garment adapted toreceive thev legs and thigh portions of a wearer, said garmentcomprising an outer layer of water imperviousmaterial and an inner layer ofwarming material of the nature of wool united tothe outerlayer, saidgarment being closed at its lower end and open at the upper end andtapering from a relativelyvnarrower diameter at the lower end to arelatively wider diameter at the upper end conforming to therequirements of snug fitting of the garment to the legs and thighs ofthe wearer combined with a foot rest block of insulating materialattached to the closed lower end of the garment inside thereof, and arubber pad or section vulcanized to the outer under face of theimpervious layer at the closed end ofthe garment and beneath said block.n

4. As a new article of manufacture, `a'-leg warming garment adapted toreceive the legs'and thigh portions of a wearer, said garmentbeingclosed at one end'and open at the other end, a foot rest block ofinsulating material attached to the Vclosed end of the garment insidethereof, and-a rubber pad or section secured tothe outer under face ofthe garment-at the closed end thereof and beneath said block.

5. As a new article of manufacture, a leg warming garment adapted toreceive the legs and thigh portions of a wearer, said garmentfbeingclosed at one end and open at the other-end, va foot rest block ofinsulating material attached to the closed lower end of the garmentinside thereof, a rubber pad or section secured to the outer under faceofthe garment at the closed end thereof and beneath lsaid block,andfastenings connecting the 5 rubber pad With the block, said block andpad clamping the closed lower end of the garment therebetween.

6. As a new article of manufacture, a leg warming garment adapted toreceive the legs and thigh portions of a, Wearer, said garment beingclosed at one end and open at the other end, and a foot rest block ofinsulating material attached to the closed end of the garment insidethereof, a rubber pad or section secured to the outer under face of thegarment at the closed end thereof and beneath said block, and a beltmember secured to the garment, at one side adjacent the open endthereof, and adjustably connected at the other end to the garment at theother side, the belt member being secured to the garment REFERENCESCITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 751,452 Bird Feb. 9, 19041,811,821 Bloom June 23, 1931 1,915,044 Anderson June 20, 1933 2,242,130Hutchison May 13, 1941

